Stamp-delivery mechanism.



B. D. STRAIGHI?.` STAMP DELIVERY MEGEANISM.

APPLICATION FILED 00129. 1909. 1,127,543., ratented Feb. 9, 1915. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

.1a. D. STRAIGHT.v

STAMP DELIVERY MECTAN)ISM.

PPLIOAIIONILBD 00T. 9. 1909. I

` Patented Feb. 9, 1915;

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Renuncia? n. STRAIGHT, or' nuten-or .nourri-mr. or memoir, Mier-ren STAMP-323% io-Vari in *i wir..

nssronon ro rcernciinnmnn uns' nn'ef Lettere Billeterie,

.Patented Feile.. 9, fli.

application alec. emma e, ieee. Y sensi no; 521,953;

.To fili' whom, it may concern:

le unknown that l, Benn err D. Granier-rn a citizen of the United Itritate/s of America.,

residing at Detroit, in the county. of lilrsyne-l vdelivery mechanism, und is more particularly designed for use in connection with stamp-allixing machines.

.lt is the object of the invention. to obtain n construction in which the feeding or delivery 'of the stamp Will at the saine time place an identification marl: upon each stamp fed or delivered.

.it is :i further object to produce the de sired result with a simple construction of' mechanism, and the invention cons'ts in the constrimtion as hereinafter set forth.

ln the drawings, Figure l. is n horizontal section through an envelop sealing, stomping -and dcli.\cry mechanism to which my improreinents are applied; Fig. is a side elevation of the Aleed mechanism; Fig. 3 is.A

a top plan view thereof; and Fig. section on line .aL-fc of Fig. Q1.

ln order to detect theft or fraud, it is frequently desirable to place upon postage stamps an identification nutrir, und machines have heretofore been devised for this purn pose.

My invention loroadlyv consists in nssociating ay for producing the identifico tion mark with a feeding or delivery mechanism. for the stamps, 'thereby obtaining construction adapted to he incorporated as a` part of mv stainp-ailixing machine, or an envelop sealing and stornp-allixing n'nichine, or for any other construction 'in which the stamps ,fi-re successively delivered.

In the druu'ing, i have shown merely the one applicationintended Vi'or an envelop sealing and stamping machine. hut l do not wish' to limi t Inyinvcntion to this one use.

As shown, A and B are the cooperating rolls ior sealing and stamping the enrelops", which are delivered to said rolls by suitable mechanism (not shown). (l D E are small `rolls assoc'ated with the roll for nioisten ing and delivering the stamp to the envelop, and l" is the cutter YFor severing the stamps troni the strip. "llhesc parts may be of any .iny

suitable construction, opeiniited,y loymechenisrn not shown.. v

The stamps fed to the rolls C and B are' inthe fori-n o'e. eontinnone strip, 'which is intermittently advanced.v o determined ernennt, soos to lering the line of division between successive stamps in enact tion with the'severing blade. For this pun pose l' preferably employ a main which admin-es the stamps approximately the required ainount,v and a correcting feed that compensates for slight ldifferences 'in the spacing, due to the expansion or contraction ot' the paper, and secures the exact regio. tration desired.v The correcting' feed may he of any suitable construction, but as shown' comprises a plurality or pouls G having needle points G which 1n the movement of the paivl will drop into the perforations he tween adjacent stamps. These pnwls are actuated alternately with the main fee", and wherever the'latter fails to advance the stamp the iull'mount the points G will be enguged with the perforations before the pauls (l reach theliinit of their increment, and the strip will be further advancedv to the proper iiosition.A

.For placing the identification merli: upon the stamps, an automatic marker isasso-A eiated with the feed mechanism and opelL ates uponthe strip after each movement'of advancement. As shown, this automatic nini-ker is also employed for the further function of feeding the strip` Specifically,

it consists of a die plate H and a punch l', preferably provided with a series of needle punches l arranged to form a letter, numeral, or other identification morir. The needles ore normally separated from the die plete to permit the passage of the stamp strip J therebetween, hut periodically the punch is moved inward, causing the perforation of the strip by the needles `which poss into the die plate. While thus engaged, both the die plate und punch are'advanced, so as to cause the feeding of the strip, after which the punch is again retracted while the strip is held uy a stripper plate K.

For operating the punch, n die mechanism .is provided which as shown' is of the following` construction: L is an eccentric rotating with the roll A and arranged at the upper end thereof. M is a rod connect4 ing' the eccentric L with n slide N traveling upon e guide G. P isa lever fuleruznedot IOO P apen the side N, end eazrying afa its ffee 'endwriie xuncii member', wliiie the opposite fend-ef e'eyei exten-ds, ine@ 'preximity te of thefseecentiie v rod M. The ei'- iangement is @een hat 'in eine i'eiaion oi* the,eepentiieg,iongizudinei movement of the'io EMiiriii caxry wien ii the siide N and leyer l? .'mouned-vthereon, @while the lateral er angular movement of the rod M will rock eeidi lezel'dupenwisifuicifum andy cause the the strip into eierates it Wili ferm an identification mark in the samp, and es an individual ehai'acte' is placed en each machine the subsequent inspeetien of the stamp will reveal the proper machine empioyed in its delivery.

That i claim as my invent-ien is:

l. in a'stamp delivery mechanism, associated means constituting a mein feed and e coi'iecting feed for the stamp strip, and an engaging device for one of said feeds formingan indented identification mark en the smmps 2A in a stamp delivery meeiianismwmeans for feeding e sbiip of stamps including a strip-engaging device forming a pari; said feeding means and adapted to piace a predetermined indented identiication mark upon each stamp. y

in testimony whereof i afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

BENNETT D., STRJGHT. Witnesses:

NELL@ KiNsnLLA, W. K. Feen. 

